xiv, 1450 p. : 29 cm

"Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease is the one book that nearly all medical students purchase, and is also widely used by physicians worldwide. A "who's who" of pathology experts delivers the most dependable, current, and complete coverage of today's essential pathology knowledge. At the same time, masterful editing and a practical organization make mastering every concept remarkably easy. The result remains the ideal source for an optimal understanding of pathology."--Publisher's description

Includes bibliographical references and index

Previous ed.: published as by Vinay Kumar, Nelson Fausto, Abul K. Abbas. 2004

Includes Internet access

Cellular responses to stress and toxic insults: adaptation, injury, and death -- Acute and chronic inflammation -- Tissue renewal, repair, and regeneration -- Hemodynamic disorders, thromboembolic disease, and shock / Richard N. Mitchell -- Genetic disorders -- Diseases of the immune system -- Neoplasia / Thomas P. Stricker, Vinay Kumar -- Infectious diseases / Alexander J. McAdam, Arlene H. Sharpe -- Environmental and nutritional diseases -- Diseases of infancy and childhood / Anirban Maitra -- Blood vessels / Richard N. Mitchell, Frederick J. Schoen -- The heart / Frederick J. Schoen, Richard N. Mitchell -- Diseases of white blood cells, lymph nodes, spleen, and thymus -- Red blood cell and bleeding disorders -- The lung / Aliya N. Husain -- Head and neck -- The gastrointestinal tract / Jerrold R. Turner -- Liver and biliary tract / James M. Crawford, Chen Liu -- The pancreas / Ralph H. Hruban, Christine lacobuzio-Donahue -- The kidney / Charles E. Alpers -- The lower urinary tract and male genital system / Jonathan I. Epstein -- The female genital tract / Lora Hedrick Ellenson, Edyta C. Pirog -- The breast / Susan C. Lester -- The endocrine system / Anirban Maitra -- The skin / Alexander J.F. Lazar, George F. Murphy -- Bones, joints, and soft tissue tumors / Andrew E. Rosenberg -- Peripheral nerve and skeletal muscle / Douglas C. Anthony, Matthew P. Frosch, Umberto De Girolami -- The central nervous system / Matthew P. Frosch, Douglas C. Anthony, Umberto De Girolami -- The eye / Robert Folberg

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